Week 18 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 18 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

Long may Katy and Katie be around the scene #likethefeedback #honest

steven · Tennis legend

Having already upset the top seeds earlier in the week Katie and Nina won the doubles Final against the 2nd seeds 4 & 2

DWH · Club Coach

First five games for Katie, next three for Nina (hold, break, hold) but Katie serves it out at the next opportunity.

6-3

DWH · Club Coach

From *0-1 in the second set, Katie took four in a row before Nina pulled one break back. 4-2*

paulisi · Tennis legend

Katie 4-2 up second set, getting close to that elusive win.

Lets hope the nerves hold this week.

korriban · Challenger level

Now 4-4 second set. Was *4-1 up second set.

Nerves perhaps understandable, but I do hope she doesn't have the James Ward tendency to go uber-defensive and think "don't lose" rather than "keep on being aggressive" when close to the winning post.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Quite the second set collapse there. Time to see what she's made of. Come on Katie dont let a title slip out your grasp again.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Pete Tong.

Sofa · Social player

Hard luck Katie - Great effort!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Well the one positive is that the nerves and inability to cope with them have become a clear issue this fortnight, and her team can make sure they focus in on that and help her work on techniques to control them better for her next final.

Two finals is superb and a great step forward in her career, but pretty rough ways to lose them both.

steven · Tennis legend

Just for the record:

FINAL: (8) Katie Boulter WR 772 lost to Nina Stojanovic (SRB) WR 996 (CH 991 last month; junior WR 120, CH 17 a year ago) by 3-6 6-4 6-3

She must be gutted to have lost finals from a set up two weeks in a row, but still, better to get there and lose than not to get there at all!

philwrig · Hall of fame

Rough luck for Katie, the ability/the attitude to have a highly successful pro career are all there. A few nerves here and there are normal, and should toghen her up for future battles.

indiana · Tennis legend

Ah pity, but yes, Katie is still very young, making her way in the game, and these sort of setbacks will only add to her experience and hopefully with her team can stengthen her for the future.

Let's be careful of labelling her too much with tendencies at this stage in her career and from a couple of finals.